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Saturday, October 22, 2011

As I mentioned in a recent post, there are few places to eat in the Financial District after hours and on weekends. So sometimes I walk down to Faneuil Hall for take-out.

On this particular day, as I was grabbing my meal, the folks from Occupy Boston marched through. I've seen them around the area and have been retweeting their tweets. Especially requests for food.

You can hear them chanting before you see them. "We are the 99%!"

It's quite an empowering message and one that we need to hear. Before I started my recent project, I had planned to do a lot more writing about this movement and wanted to be more involved. But time became an issue. So when I literally found myself in the middle of the march, I grabbed my camera and took a few pictures.

This nurse's sign is quite poignant. "I'm a nurse with no healthcare insurance. I am the 99%."

On this blog's left sidebar, I have different links about the Occupy Wall Street solidarity movements. I hope you'll check them out.

Especially read the individual stories on the blog We Are The 99 Percent. I wish many of our politicians would read these stories. I don't think they understand how tough it is out here for many people.

Since you won't hear about most of what is happening on the news, in my opinion, the best way to see it all unfold is by watching on Twitter. There are so many groups that it can get overwhelming, so if you start watching Occupy Together, you can find many more.

What do you think of the Occupy Movement? I think that it was inevitable with the way things are moving in this country. It was time.

The Occupy movements are important because they represent an action and a coming together and a validation that we/you are not alone in our bewilderment, poverty despite weath being in proximity, etc., etc. I am watching, praying, and thinking about all of this.

can-can - Yes! It's very empowering to think that we can join forces, talk about what's important to us and make a real difference. That's what a democracy is supposed to be all about. I can't say that I'll be sleeping out in the park, but I definitely support the movement!